The professional women's peloton raced a thrilling fifth edition of La Course by Le Tour de France on Tuesday, won by the recent Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile champion Annemiek Van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott). The women's race was held in conjunction with stage 10 of the men's 21-day Tour de France between Annecy and Le Grand Bornand.
Both events are run by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). La Course by Le Tour de France, which on petition, started as a one-day circuit race five years ago, increased to a two-day format last year, but returned to a one-day road race in the Alps for 2018.
Organisers put together a mountainous 112.5km parcours for the women's peloton that included four ascents, but it was a fraction of the men's 159km stage, and some considered ASO's decision to reduce the race to one day as a step backwards.
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At a time when the lack of parity in professional cycling is at the forefront, and when the UCI only just confirmed the introduction of a minimum wage requirement for women in two years (2020), Cyclingnews contributor Isabel Best dissects some of the differences between men's and women's cycling.
View the list of vital statistics below to learn the facts on salaries, prize money and team budgets, the number of stage races and race distances, and other UCI regulations for women’s races, TV coverages and more.
Vital Statistics
UCI WorldTour and Women's WorldTour
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